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Oregon, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
Total Time = 2h 28m 38s
Overall Rank = 5/
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Drove Up early AM left by 5:00 - easy drive - had waffles - yogurt -
Event warmup:

Plenty of time got bike racked - great venue
Swim
  • 28m 43s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Wow - kinda scary first open water swim - not prepared for all the bumping and crazy swimming
What would you do differently?:

Sight better - think I swam straight - little bothered by all the others around me - need to swim more open water
Transition 1
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

coming out of the water - tripped on my own 2 feet - the wet suit does have bouce even out of the water - fell flat on my face (sand every where) - i'm sure it looked pretty funny!! Even I chuckled :-) Slowest T time - one bud asked if i was putting on makeup and fixing my hair!!! NOT, LOL
What would you do differently?:

Suit got stuck on my left foot - need to practice more
Bike
  • 1h 13m 21s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.33 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike felt hard - headwinds seemed to be every direction - on tired legs no taper for this race
What would you do differently?:

Bike more and taper
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

More like it - headed for best part
What would you do differently?:

nothing on this one
Run
  • 43m 23s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Fun run - stayed in zone - too flat I like some rollers - legs felt fresher after swimming then in Du's
What would you do differently?:

Go out less aggresive - kick the 2nd half - could get another couple of mins on 2nd 1/2
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience with swimming and just more time in sport

Event comments:

Glad i got to do this before the 1/2 IM - learned a ton!!! Will be better prepared for the next one!! Good confidence booster - 5th overall -and bested the elite women's field times!!




Last updated: 2007-06-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:43 | 1640 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: QR
Course: 2 loops
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:10
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:13:21 | 24.85 miles | 20.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 93/
Performance:
Wind: Headwind
Course: Flat as you can get...
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:43:23 | 06.21 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 19/
Performance: Good
Min hrt 156 - peak 187 (LT for Me) Ave for bike and run 175
Course: Flat flat flat - hot and humid too - first mile 6:06 little too fast settled in after missed some splits 7:08 6:46, 6:55, 14:25,
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2007-06-18 10:50 AM

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Subject: Maumee Bay Triathlon - International Distance

2007-06-18 11:47 AM
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Subject: RE: Maumee Bay Triathlon - International Distance

That's what I'm talking about!!! 

See what happens when you use GPS to not get lost.  Next time, don't think that they give out extra awards for best fall after the swim.  They just give them out for best swim time!!

Awesome job and I can't wait to see how you do in the HIM.

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